John Cavanagh has taken his first steps with a new prosthetic limb since losing his left leg to vascular problems in June. Mr Cavanagh has been seeing Mackay Base Hospital Senior Physiotherapist John Finocchi and Prosthetist Peter Osborne since reaching the end of his inpatient stay. “They were pretty well on the ball after the… [Read More]

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A single rose is delivered to the Specialist Outpatients Department at Mackay Base Hospital every month; a thank-you from a cancer survivor. The former patient has been making the floral tribute for the past year and a half as her way of reminding staff she has not forgotten the difference their care has made. Sadly… [Read More]

Heart Health Team exercise physiologist Shaneen O’Brien is stepping outside of her job and encouraging former cardiac patients to be healthy after hospital. Shaneen has been formally recognised for her efforts and was invited to a Heart Foundation parliamentary breakfast earlier this month to speak about her ideas for involving the community in heart healthy… [Read More]

Healthcare workers spend a lot of time caring for others and this festive season staff members are using music to bring a smile to their colleagues’ faces. Mackay HHS staff members Robyn Cathcart and Sharon Heaslip are the dynamic duo behind enhancing staff health and wellbeing through music with the annual ukulele singalong. “Today we… [Read More]